Piping Material Engineer
Location: US, TX, Houston
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Master's Degree
Industry: Oil & Energy
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Aker Solutions is a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. Our engineering, design and technology bring discoveries into production and maximize recovery from each petroleum field. We employ approximately 28,000 people in about 30 countries. Go to #URL_0fa3f7c5e23a16de16a841e368006cae916884407d90b154dfef3976483a71ae# for more information on our business, people and values.

Job description:
Corporate overviewAker Solutions is a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. Our engineering, design and technology bring discoveries into production and maximize recovery from each petroleum field. We employ approximately 28,000 people in about 30 countries. Go to #URL_0fa3f7c5e23a16de16a841e368006cae916884407d90b154dfef3976483a71ae# for more information on our business, people and values.Aker Solutions Piping department, based in Houston Texas, USA, consists today of 118 highly skilled engineers and designers. We perform detail design and layouts of new offshore installations and land based process plants as well as participate in FEEDs. This includes activities like equipment layout, LQ layout and ergonomics, stress analysis of critical piping, pipe support activities, detailed specification of piping components and valves, material and weight take off, material handling activities and site operations support for our ongoing projects worldwide.We need talented and ambitious individuals who can strengthen our team and support our ambitious growth plans. We are looking for Piping Material Engineers.Responsibilities and tasksAs a piping engineer within Material/MTO will you participate in detail engineering projects where tasks include:• Preparation of piping material specifications, valve specifications, valve &amp; SP item datasheets, etc.• Responsibilty for preparing RFQ, TQ, TBE and PO of the piping items. • Reviews and comments on the vendor documentation related to the piping items such as valves, SP items, etc. • Identification of deviations in the job scope, estimation of extensivness of changes and initiate change orders• Represention of piping material engieering in meeting with clients, subcontractors other diciplines etc. • Provide recommendations for materials inspections, identification and certification

Requirements:
Qualifications &amp; personal attributes• Higher technical education, MSc / BSc or other relevant experience, preferably within structural or architectural disciplines.• Technical knowledge within the oil industry, preferably 4-7 years’ of relevant experience• Knowledge in PDMS is a great advantage• Good knowledge of standards and regulations• Fluent oral and written English• Good communication skills• Must be able to work both independently and in teamsWe offer• Friendly colleagues in an industry with a bright future.• An environment where you are encouraged to develop your skills and share your knowledge with your colleagues.• Competitive benefits and strong focus on work-life balance.

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